Educational effects of the Tools of the Mind curriculum: A randomized trial     

W. Steven Barnett  Kwanghee Jung  Donald J. Yarosz  Jessica Thomas  Amy Hornbeck  Robert Stechuk  Susan Burns 《Early childhood research quarterly》2008

The effectiveness of the Tools of the Mind (Tools) curriculum in improving the education of 3- and 4-year-old children was evaluated by means of a randomized trial. The Tools curriculum, based on the work of Vygotsky, focuses on the development of self-regulation at the same time as teaching literacy and mathematics skills in a way that is socially mediated by peers and teachers and with a focus on play. The control group experienced an established district-created model described as a “balanced literacy curriculum with themes.” Teachers and students were randomly assigned to either treatment or control classrooms. Children (88 Tools and 122 control) were compared on social behavior, language, and literacy growth. The Tools curriculum was found to improve classroom quality and children's executive function as indicated by lower scores on a problem behavior scale. There were indications that Tools also improved children's language development, but these effects were smaller and did not reach conventional levels of statistical significance in multi-level models or after adjustments for multiple comparisons. Our findings indicate that a developmentally appropriate curriculum with a strong emphasis on play can enhance learning and development so as to improve both the social and academic success of young children. Moreover, it is suggested that to the extent child care commonly increases behavior problems this outcome may be reversed through the use of more appropriate curricula that actually enhance self-regulation.  相似文献   

Toward preparing students for change: A critical discussion of the contribution of the history of physics in physics teaching   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Walter Jung 《Science & Education》1994,3(2):99-130

In this paper I place physics teaching, and the inclusion of the history of physics into teaching, within a wide context. I start from the conviction that there are considerable changes ahead in the life circumstances of people in western industrial societies. This expectation should influence our aims of education generally, and in particular the aims of physics teaching. The paper does not offer final solutions, but analyses the situation and thereby argues for a change in perspective in physics teaching. The main idea is that physics teaching has to solve the problem of balancing seemingly incompatible needs, for example, conveying a stock of stable, dependable physics knowledge to students, and on the other hand to train them to see their physics knowledge within varying contexts of change. It is argued that the history of physics can be of high value in solving this problem.This article was originally published in: F. Bevilacqua and P.J. Kennedy (eds.): 1983, Proceedings of the Conference on Using History of Physics in Innovatory Physics Education, Pavia University.  相似文献   

The commuter student and student satisfaction     

Richard Liu  Loren Jung 《Research in higher education》1980,12(3):215-226

This study examined the variables associated with student satisfaction on a commuter campus. A sample of 38 classes was used and resulted in 782 undergraduates responding to questionnaires. The variables included were: age, student level, student's grade, perception of educational benefits, and satisfaction with college experience. A causal model was built and tested in order to determine the direct and indirect effects of these variables upon student satisfaction. While the student level had a negative influence upon satisfaction, both age and grade had a moderate effect upon student satisfaction. The perception of educational benefits seemed to be the most critical variable in predicting student satisfaction.  相似文献   

Erratum to: Putting the unit in pre-service secondary teachers’ unit circle     

Kevin C. Moore  Kevin R. LaForest  Hee Jung Kim 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2016,92(2):243-243

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The instructional design portfolio:     

Jung Won Hur  Ashley Tan  Thomas Brush  John Saye  Lixin Chen 《TechTrends》2005,49(6):63-66

Conclusion In order to make PIHnet forum more usable and useful, we recently redesigned the forum tool based on findings from a survey, interviews and observations of user posting patterns. We also developed a journal tool to assist teachers with their personal reflection. Interviews with four users showed that the new forum was easy to use and effectively helped them communicate with other members. We are still developing the journal tool, so user experiences with the new journal tool have not been investigated yet. We will continue to improve the tools based on critical feedback from actual users.  相似文献   

Korean Immigrant Mothers’ Praise and Encouragement,Acculturation, and Their Children’s Socioemotional and Behavioral Difficulties     

You Jung Seo  Charissa S. L. Cheah  Craig H. Hart 《Parenting, science and practice》2017,17(2):143-155

Objective. This study examined associations among Korean immigrant mothers’ use of praise and encouragement, their acculturation, their children’s socioemotional and behavioral difficulties, and the moderating role of child gender and age. Design. One hundred and twenty Korean immigrant mothers in the United States and their preschool children participated. Maternal praise and encouragement were observed during free-play interactions. Mothers reported their acculturation level, and teachers reported on children’s difficulties. Results. Mothers used process praise most frequently. Higher maternal American acculturation was associated with more use of person and other praise. Higher Korean acculturation was associated with greater use of person praise among younger children, but less use of person praise among older children. Mothers higher in American acculturation used more encouragement with older children only. Maternal encouragement was associated with fewer child difficulties. Conclusion. Korean mothers’ acculturation impacted their use of praise and encouragement, and maternal encouragement may be important for decreasing children’s difficulties.  相似文献   

Interventions and Adaptations for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings     

Katharine L. Brodzeller  Jennifer R. Ottley  Jeesun Jung  Christan G. Coogle 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2018,46(3):277-286

The inclusive education of children with disabilities is considered best practice, yet many early childhood educators feel unprepared to deliver appropriate instruction for children with disabilities and often require supports to successfully meet the children’s unique needs. Young children experiencing autism spectrum disorder are being diagnosed at a young age and they are commonly receiving their education within inclusive early childhood settings. This article presents two methods to meet the needs of children with autism spectrum disorder. First, early childhood educators can provide interventions tailored to the children’s learning needs. Second, educators can adapt the environment, materials, activity, instruction, and assistance they provide so that each child is appropriately supported, while still being encouraged to succeed as independently as possible. This article summarizes research-based interventions and adaptations that early childhood educators can implement within inclusive settings to meet the diverse needs of young children with autism spectrum disorder and presents a case study to describe how these practices can support young children with autism spectrum disorder within inclusive settings.  相似文献   

A young child’s dialogic appropriation of programmable robots     

Sung Eun Jung  Kyunghwa Lee 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2021,52(1):394-410

This qualitative case study explores a 6-year-old boy’s dialogic appropriation of programmable robots. The study was conducted in two robotics education programs for children aged four to seven. Drawing on Bakhtin’s (1981) notion of appropriation, we found that the focal child actively engaged with the programmable robots by (1) transforming the given features of the robots, (2) hybridizing the programming practice with the ordinary practices of his peer culture and (3) constructing his own perspective on the agency of robots and the meaning of programming. We argue that the ways in which the focal child engaged with the programmable robots went beyond mere adoption of the robots but rather took the form of dialog.  相似文献   

复杂环境下战略人力资源管理的选择原理和方法   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

赵曙明  吴慈生  徐军 《预测》2002,21(5):11-15

20世纪90年代以来，组织环境的相对稳定性和可知性正被不确定性、复杂性所替代，实施组织变革和战略人力资源管理以获取竞争优化已越来越受到人们的重视。本文从概念系统分析角度，描述了环境的复杂性特征，组织的复杂性与组织变革的关系，外部环境复杂性和组织复杂性的耦合效应。在此基础上，对不同类型企业的战略人力资源管理选择、战略人力资源管理的重点进行了探讨。  相似文献   

New challenges for higher education: global and Asia-Pacific perspectives   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Jung Cheol Shin  Grant Harman 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2009,10(1):1-13

With rapid socio-economic changes, twenty-first century higher education is facing major challenges to its governance systems, curriculum, mission focus, external relations, research, and financing. A theoretical framework to analyze these post-massification challenges is suggested, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region as well as global issues. Five main topic areas provide the basis for the theoretical framework: massification, privatization, accountability and governance, internationalization, and ranking and world-class universities. Some discussion of the possible effects of the financial crisis that commenced in 2008 is provided.  相似文献